Device for closing tablet-capsules.



W. SIMON. DEVICE POB. CLOSING TABLET CAPSULES.

` APPLIOATION FILED MAY 11, 1911. Y 1,062,368. Patented May 20, 1913..

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C0., WASHINGTON. D. cA

WILHELM SIMON, OF NUREMBERG, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO JOHANN SCHMIDT, O11?VNUREMIBERG, GERMANY.

DEVICE FOR CLOSING TABLET-CAPSULES. i

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 20,1913.

Appncation inea May 11, 1911. serial No. 626,624.

To @ZZ whomfz't may concern .p

Be it known that I, IVILHELM SIMON, a citizen of the Empire of Germany,residing at Nuremberg, in the Empire of Germany, have invented a new anduseful Device for `Closing Tablet-Capsules, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices .for closing tabletcapsules for packing medicine 'in predetermined quantities whichcapsules are made of dough consisting preferably of wheat fiour andwater and finished by baking. These novel devices are rendered usefulfor several sizes of capsules in such a manner, that by securing certainparts the size of the capsules to be closed can be selected.

I will now proceed to describe my invention with reference to theaccompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a vertical cross sectionthrough the improved device in its unfolded' state. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section through the lower case half on the left in Fig. 1,and, Fig. 3 is a view from below of the same, a right part being brokenaway and the hinges being omitted.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

The lower half of the improved device shown in Fig. l on the left and inFigs. 2 and 3 consists of a rectangular plate bent at right angles intwo lines parallel to the long sides, so that the lower edges of the twovertical side portions m m can rest on some table or other support. Thehorizontal portion a is shown to be provided with two parallel rows ofdownwardly projecting short tubes c e, which may be formed in any knownmanner. The side portions m m are shown to be each provided with fourholes i Z near each end, all of these holes being at the same heightabove the tableV or support (not shown). In any of the four holes z' apin 7c can be inserted in the cross direction, as is shown at Fig. l. Aplate Z) is bent at right angles in two parallel lines similar to thecase half a mI and is provided with upwardly projecting short tubes g g,so that the plate o ts the plate a and its tubes, g g engage in thetubes e e of the plate a. The lower edges of the vertical portions Z Zof the plate ZJ are roll-shaped (see Fig. jl), so that they can rest onthe two pins Ze 7c. The two side l portions Z Z of the plate?) are madeso high that the plate ZJ cornes in contact with the lower end faces ofthe tubes c e, if the rollshaped lower edges of the side portions Z Zbear from above against the two pins /c f: and in this position theupper end faces of the tubes g g are made flush with the upper surfaceof the plate a.. The plate Z9 ismade so long, that its end faces are inplanes between the outer holes z', and the next foly lowing holes z', asis shown at Fig. 2. It will be seen, that the plate Z9 can be displacedwith regard to the plate a only in thvitical direction, since its tubesg g are guided in the tubes e e of the platea. A second plate o1 similarto Z) is provided, which fits the plate Z2, its tubes g1 g1 engaging inthe tubes g g of the plate Z) and being therein guided. The plate o1differs from the plate o in that its tubes g1 g1 area little smaller indiameter and a little higherfthan the tubes g g 'and in that its twoside portions Z1 Z1 are a little lower than the side portions Z Z of theplate Z) and terminate in planes between the second and third holes iwhen counting from the ends. A third plate Z22 similarto Z) is alsoprovided, which lits the second plate b1 and di'ers from the latter inthat its tubes g2 g2 are a. little smaller in diameter and alittlehigher than the tubes g1 g1L and in that its side portions Z2 Z2 are avlittle lower than the side portions Z1 Z1 ofthe plate b1, so that theupper end faces of the tubes g2 g1 are madeush with the upper surface ofthe plate a if the rolleshaped lower edges of the side portions Z2 Z2rest on the two pins 7c 7c. The side portions Z2 Z2 are made a littleshorter than Z1 Z1, their end faces being in planes between the thirdand fourth holes z' z' when counting from the ends. A. fourth plate h3similar to o is further 95 provided, which fits the third plate b2 anddiffers from they latter in that its tubes g3 g3 are a little smaller indiameter and a little longer than tubes g2 g2, said tubes g3 g3 be* ingclosed at. the upper end. The side portions Z3 Z3 of the fourth plate 3are a little shorter than the side portions Z2 Z2 of the third plateZ22, their end faces being in planes within the inner holes z'. For t-hepurpose of centering the various tubes put one into the other theseveral plates b1 Z22 3 are preferably provided with parallelprojections 0 0` in the cross direction and p 7) in the longitudinaldirection on the upper side, the projections o 0 p p of any plateengaging in corresponding grooves on the lower side of the next higherplate.

The upper half of the device shown in Fig. 1 on the right is constructedsimilar to the lower half described above, only the tubes f f of thesupporting plate c and the tubes z', h1, 7b2, h3, of the plates d, (Z1,cl2, cl3, are made a little larger than the tube e, e of the plate a,and t-he tubes g, g1, g2, g3, of the plates b1, b2, b3, corresponding tothe halves of the tablet capsules to be used. The two supporting platesa and 0 are in any known manner hinged together, as is for example shownat Fig. 1.

The device described is operated as follows: When tablet capsules of anydesired size are to be closed, the outer plates and one or more pairs ofintermediate plates, depending upon the sizeof capsules to be used, arecoupled together according to the position of the pins, lc, c. Forinstance when the upper halves fit the tubes z, 7L and the lower halvesfit theJ` tubes g g, then the two case halves are turned with the bottomupward and the pins Za lo in each case half are inserted in the secondholes v1 i of the plates a and c, when counting from the ends, as isshown at Figs. 2 and 3, after which the two case halves are again turneddownward, as is shown at Fig. 1. Now the pins c k will keep the platesZ9 and Z in their upper position and permit only the other plates b1,b2, b3 to drop into their lower po- .sition shown. In this mannercircular recesses will be left in the upper surfaces of the two casehalves. The lower halves of the tablet-capsules are inserted in therecesses left in the left case half in Fig. 1 and are filled with somemedicine. The upper halves of .the tablet-capsules, on the contrary, areinserted in the reces'ses left in the right case half. Then the case isclosed by turning its right half upward and over the hinges downward, sothat thelower -edges of the upper tablet capsule halves are supported bythe upper surface of the plate a of the left case half. The folded orclosed case is thereupon so turned', that the side portions n n bear onthe table or other support, after which the plate 3 is pressed downwardby the lingers or otherwise, so as to force the filled lower halves intothe upper halves of the tablet-capsules. At last the case -is againopened and the closed tabs let-capsules are ejected from the upper casehalf by pressing on its plate 033.

The intermediate plates with smaller tubes above described serve for thepurpose of filling smaller tablet capsules.

The device for closing tablet-capsules can be varied without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A device for closing tablet capsules, comprising a case consisting oftwo halves hinged together, the lower half of the case having openingscorresponding in diameter to the lower halves of the tablet capsules ofmaximum size and the upper half of the case having openingscorresponding in diameter to the upper half of the tablet capsules ofmaximum size, tubes adapted to be placed one into the other and into theopenings of the two halves of the case, two plates with projectionsfitting the smallest size of said tubes, and removable pins passingthrough the lower side portions of the case for limiting the stroke ofthe two plates.

2. A device for closing tablet capsules, comprising a case consisting oftwo halves hinged together, the lower half of the case having openingscorresponding in diameter to the lower halves of the tablet capsules ofmaximum size and the upper half of the case having openingscorresponding in diameter to the upper half of the tablet capsules ofmaximum size, tubes adapted to be placed one into the other and into theholes of the two halves of the case, two plates with projections fittingthe smallest size of said tubes, and means for securing said tubes inthe holes of the two halves ofthe case.

8. A device for closing tablet capsules, comprising a case consisting oftwo halves hinged together having each holes in their lower sideportions, the lower half of the case having openings corresponding indiameter to the lower halves of the tablet capsules of maximum size andthe upper half of the case having openings corresponding in' diameter tothe upper half of the tablet capsules of maximum size, tubes adapted tobe placed one into the other and into the holes of the two halves of thecase, two outer plates with projections tting the smallest size of saidtubes, pairs of intermediate plates adapted to connect said tubes ofcorresponding size, removable pins iitting the holes of the sideportions of the halves of the case for limit-ing the stroke of the outerplates, and projections on the intermediate plates for coupling saidplates in the two halves of the case.

4. A device for closing tablet capsules, comprising a case consist-ingof two halves hinged together having each holes in their lower sideportions, the lower half of the case having openings corresponding indiameter to the lower halves of the tablet capsules of maximum size andthe upper half of the case having openings corresponding in diameter tothe upper half of the tablet capsules of maximum size, tubes adapted tobe placed one into the other and into the halves of the case comprisingremovable holes of the two halves of the case, tvvo outer pins adaptedto be passed through the holes plates Wit-h projections iitting thesmallest n the lower side portions of said case.

size of said tubes, pairs of intermediate WILHELM SIMON. 5 platesadapt-ed to connect said tubes of cor- Witnesses:

responding size, and means for selectively FRITZ DRosTE,

`securing said intermediate plates in the tvvo ELISABETH HELLMUTH.

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